Artwork Copying Derivative Work Editing 
Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright. And why is that?
The IPKat
JANUARY 25, 2022
Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Consider the following book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of Jane Austen's novel, " Mansfield Pak ". But what about the use of the artwork on assorted items of commerce?
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 19, 2023
Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series. In Part II we will discuss other copyright law implications of NFTs.
IP Tech Blog
JANUARY 4, 2023
The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. If the other opinion becomes the standard, whoever mints the artwork first will be the copyright owner and the artist could be at risk of losing their artwork in NFT form. Is this the same in the US and China? The United States.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 4, 2023
The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. If the other opinion becomes the standard, whoever mints the artwork first will be the copyright owner and the artist could be at risk of losing their artwork in NFT form. Is this the same in the US and China? The United States.
Copyright Lately
MAY 6, 2022
What about editing some NBA Top Shots moments to create a fantasy matchup between Michael Jordan and Steph Curry? The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 9, 2023
The biggest copyright law question in the EU and US is probably whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under the transient and temporary copying and TDM exceptions (in the EU) or fair use (in the US). 3] Credit for the prompt goes to Professor Thomas Margoni.
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